Public bug reported: Using rdesktop on an Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit machine and connecting to a remote Ubuntu 12.04 host running x11rdp the cursor is not drawn correctly using the default protocol version. Rdesktop is version : 1.7.0-1ubuntu2
Upon first connecting the cursor appears normal size and appropriate resolution, but as soon as any graphical application is launched, the cursor changes to a 2 color version which appears to be 1 or maybe 2 times the correct size. The effect is a large black square which you can move around the screen with white blobs representing the different cursor shapes contained within it. Changing the default protocol to use version 4 by adding ' -4 ' to the command line string removes this irritating behaviour, and makes the session usable once more. At present, since the version 4 protocol seems to allow me to work on the things I need to, I am using this as a workaround, but there is clearly a bug of some sort in the default cursor handling for the new version. I am happy to try turning on logging etc for diagnosis if required, provided simple instructions are given... N ** Affects: rdesktop (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to rdesktop in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1281187 Title: Cursor Drawing problem using RDP version 5 Status in “rdesktop” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Using rdesktop on an Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit machine and connecting to a remote Ubuntu 12.04 host running x11rdp the cursor is not drawn correctly using the default protocol version. Rdesktop is version : 1.7.0-1ubuntu2 Upon first connecting the cursor appears normal size and appropriate resolution, but as soon as any graphical application is launched, the cursor changes to a 2 color version which appears to be 1 or maybe 2 times the correct size. The effect is a large black square which you can move around the screen with white blobs representing the different cursor shapes contained within it. Changing the default protocol to use version 4 by adding ' -4 ' to the command line string removes this irritating behaviour, and makes the session usable once more. At present, since the version 4 protocol seems to allow me to work on the things I need to, I am using this as a workaround, but there is clearly a bug of some sort in the default cursor handling for the new version. I am happy to try turning on logging etc for diagnosis if required, provided simple instructions are given... N To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/+bug/1281187/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp